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Homemade Bruschetta | This Is Why I’m Full

This Homemade Bruschetta recipe is something that came about after we successfully made our own homemade French Bread (which we make about once a week right now!) Most people think of Bruschetta being made with fresh tomatoes and being raw (as in uncooked) I however much prefer a stewed tomato sauce type topping for my Bruschetta, soft flavorful onions and delicious tomatoes cooked to perfection, can you say yum? We love to make bread, it’s a lot of fun and how can you not with all of the delicious things you can make with it?! Let us know what you think of our Homemade Bruschetta and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Garlic Citrus Sauce|This Is Why I’m Full

This recipe was originally a happy by-product of my Garlic Citrus Chicken and the Hubby and I loved the flavor so much that we couldn’t help but make it again! I think it will make a delicious marinade this summer! Let us know what you think of our Garlic Citrus Sauce and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Garlic Citrus Chicken|This Is Why I’m Full

After I made this Garlic Citrus Chicken Dan told me he never wanted me to make it any other way!! It was delicious! We live in California and our grocery store had some rather amazing smelling oranges when we went shopping and I got the wonderful idea to use them in dinner! After I finished cooking the chicken I took all of the liquid and boiled i down a little bit and turned it into an amazing sauce that we poured liberally all over our entire dinner, I made just the sauce a few days later and have since posted the recipe and you can find that here : Garlic Citrus Sauce (I think this will make a fantastic marinade for summer grilling!) I made the Parmesan Potato Wedges as a side dish with this amazing chicken and the flavors were perfect together! Let us know what you think of our Garlic Citrus Chicken and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Chicken and Gnocchi Soup|This Is Why I’m Full

This is a copycat recipe of your favorite Olive Garden soup, so now you can create it at home! You’ll be able to find potato gnocchi in the refrigerated Italian section of your grocery store. I don’t know how many of you have been to Olive Garden but this is my favorite soup when I go. Salad, bread sticks, soup? Yeah, I probably go there too often to be running a food blog but really the food is always there, plentiful and good. Maybe I’ll just go there rather than making another post… You can also make this in your crock pot! Yummy!

Let us know what you think and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

In a large soup pot or Dutch oven heat the butter and oil together over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender over medium-low heat about 10 minutes, stirring often.

Sprinkle the flour into the pot and stir into the vegetables, cook 3 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the chicken broth 1 cup at a time, followed by the half & half.

Add the cooked chicken. Bring up to a simmer and maintain for 20 minutes stirring often. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Cook the gnocchi separately according to package directions. Add them to the soup along with the spinach. Simmer until spinach is wilted. Stir in basil. Serve with grated cheese.